Flat for egg and other cases



G. H. WILLIAMS.

FLAT FOR EGG AND OTHER CASES. APPUCATION FILED DEC. 5. 192|.

1,425,820, Patented Aug. 415, 1922.

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FLAT FOR EGG AND OTHER- CASES.

APPLICATION FILED nEc,5.1921.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, OF BURNSIDE, KENTUCKY.

FLAT FOR EGG .AND OTHER CASES.

Application led December 5, 1921. Serial No. 520,008.

-new and useful Improvements in Flats for Egg andl Other Cases,`of whichthe follow# ing is a full, clear, and exact description. l n shippingeggs in cell cases it very often 'happens that the horizontal partitionwill slip to one side, due to rough handling or other causes and allowthe eggs to touch These eggs are soon broken thereby softening the cellsand partitions and permitting the destruction of a large portion of thebox contents. In other cases the cell walls will sometimes break downdue to rough handling, etc.

It is the object of my invention to provide a :Hat-for eggs, bottles andsimilar fragile articles which -are packed in cells for shipment, andmore especially to provide such a flat which is strong and durable inconstruction and which will engage the individual walls of the cells insuch mannerl as to prevent theircollapsing or shifting in the crate.

Another object of the invention is to provide a flat for egg cases andthe like in which the means for engaging the cell walls are soconstructed as to prevent their destruction or mutilation while handlingor shipping before being put in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention'will be apparent from thefollowing description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,in which,

Figure 1 is a side View of a crate with parts broken away to disclosethe interior construction.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a layer of egg cells withmy invention applied thereto.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through portion of the flat.

Figure 4 is a side elevation partly broken away and showing amodiiedform of fiat.

Q Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the fiat shown in Figure4.

Figure 6 is a vertical section through a portion of the flat, and

Figure 7- is a perspective view of aV box for carrying a. single layerof )eggs, a por-v tion of the box being cut away,

lReferring to the drawing more in detail` and especially to Figures- 1to 3 inclusive, the` numeral 1 indicates the Vusual form of crate forshipping eggs which is provided with a number of tiers of egg cells 2.It is usual to separate the several tiers of cells by means of flatsheets of card board, straw board or the like, and the presentinvention-comprises a modified form of such a sheet and is indicated bythe numeral `3. This sheet is formed by passing the plastic pulp ofwhich it is formed between rollers having such configuration as toprovide the intersecting grooves 4 and the circular depressions 5. Thegrooves 4 are spaced the same distance Specification of Letters Patent.Patented Allg. 15, 1922. I

apart as.are the walls ofthe cells and are adapted to receive the upperand lower edges of these cells, thereby bracing them and preventingcollapse due to rough handling or durin transportation. The eggs areheld in uprigt position by means of the circular depressions 5. As anadditional protection to the eggs pads, 6 may be positioned lat the topand bottom of the crate if desired.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 t'o 7 inclusive the iat3 is providedwith the same grooves 4 and depressions 5 but in additionthereto I employ the depressions 7 which not only reduce. the weight ofthe flats but also reduce the amount of material required for each.flat.

Figure 7 shows a box 10 in which a slngle llayer of cells is used and inthis arrangement the fiat braces the cell structure as. previouslydescribed and also provldes a cushion for the eggs due to the fact thatthe de- `ple in construction and can be produced at low cost; andfurthermore that in use the flat securely engages the edges of the cellwalls and braces them against collapse during the' rough handling towhich they are necessarily exposed. l In accordance with the patentstatutes I have described what I now believe to be the best embodimentof the invention, but I" do -not wish to' be understood therebyaslimit.-

ing myself or the scope 'of my invention, as many changes andmodifications .may be made without departing .from the sp1r1t of theinvention, and all such I aim to include in the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. tively thin rectangular member of card- A iat for cell casesincluding a rela# board or the like having oppositely disposed circulardepressions in .its upper and lower surfaces.

2. The combination with an egg crate and cells therefor, of a flatformed with oppositely disposed circular depressions in its upper .andlower surfaces, said flat being positioned between a, row of cells andthe end ofthe crate. l

3. A iiat for cell cases including a member of strawboard or the like,said member be-y et. A flat for cell cases including a member ofstrawboard or the like, having intersect ing grooves and circulardepressions formed in its upper and lower surfaces, and otherdepressions also formed in its upper and lower surfaces.

5. A fiat for cell cases including zi member of strawboard or the like,having intersecting grooves and circular depressions formed in its upperand lower surfaces, other depressions also formed in its upper and lowersurfaces, and ribs extending between said last-mentioned depressions.

GEO. H. WILLIAMS.

